Patents by Inventor Shigeyuki Okura

Shigeyuki Okura has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7547003
    Abstract: A vaporizing apparatus for generating a process gas from a liquid material includes a vaporizing container defining a vaporizing space of the vaporizing apparatus; an injector connected to the vaporizing container to spray the liquid material in an atomized state into the vaporizing space; and a heater attached to the vaporizing container to heat the liquid material sprayed in the vaporizing space. The vaporizing apparatus further includes a gas delivery passage connected to the vaporizing container to output from the vaporizing space a generation gas generated from the liquid material; a filter disposed inside the gas delivery passage or between the gas delivery passage and the vaporizing space to trap mist contained in the generation gas; and an infrared irradiation mechanism configured to irradiate the filter with infrared rays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Tsuneyuki Okabe, Shigeyuki Okura
  • Publication number: 20080296791
    Abstract: A vaporizing apparatus for generating a process gas from a liquid material includes a vaporizing container defining a vaporizing space of the vaporizing apparatus; an injector connected to the vaporizing container to spray the liquid material in an atomized state into the vaporizing space; and a heater attached to the vaporizing container to heat the liquid material sprayed in the vaporizing space. The vaporizing apparatus further includes a gas delivery passage connected to the vaporizing container to output from the vaporizing space a generation gas generated from the liquid material; a filter disposed inside the gas delivery passage or between the gas delivery passage and the vaporizing space to trap mist contained in the generation gas; and an infrared irradiation mechanism configured to irradiate the filter with infrared rays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Tsuneyuki Okabe, Shigeyuki Okura
  • Patent number: 7452424
    Abstract: A vaporizer for generating a process gas from a gas-liquid mixture fluid includes a container defining a process space of the vaporizer. A supply head having a plurality of spray holes to spray the fluid is disposed within the container. A heating passage is disposed below the spray holes within the container. The heating passage is configured to heat the fluid passing therethrough and thereby generate the process gas. A gas delivery passage is connected to the container to laterally deliver the process gas from below the heating passage. A mist receiver is provided at the container below the gas delivery passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Tsuneyuki Okabe, Shigeyuki Okura
  • Publication number: 20080245306
    Abstract: A vaporizer for generating a process gas from a liquid material includes a heat-exchange lower block having a hollow internal space and disposed below the spray port of an injector inside the container. A run-up space for the atomized liquid material is defined between the spray port and the heat-exchange lower block, and an annular space continuous to the run-up space is defined between an inner surface of the container and the heat-exchange lower block. An internal heater is disposed in the internal space of the heat-exchange lower block and includes a carbon wire formed of woven bundles of carbon fibers and sealed in a ceramic envelope. The internal heater is configured to heat the atomized liquid material flowing through the annular space to generate the process gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Ken Nakao, Hitoshi Kato, Tsuneyuki Okabe, Shigeyuki Okura
  • Patent number: 7343926
    Abstract: A liquid raw material supply unit for a vaporizer is adapted to supply a liquid raw material to the vaporizer that vaporizes the liquid raw material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignees: CKD Corporation, Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Tsuneyuki Okabe, Shigeyuki Okura, Hiroki Doi, Minoru Ito, Yoji Mori, Yasunori Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20070295405
    Abstract: A liquid raw material supply unit for a vaporizer is adapted to supply a liquid raw material to the vaporizer that vaporizes the liquid raw material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Applicants: CKD CORPORATION, TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Tsuneyuki Okabe, Shigeyuki Okura, Hiroki Doi, Minoru Ito, Yoji Mori, Yasunori Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20070108641
    Abstract: A semiconductor processing system includes a gas supply system configured to supply water vapor into a process chamber that accommodates a target substrate. The gas supply system is provided with a gas generating apparatus for generating water vapor from purified water. The gas generating apparatus includes a first vaporizing section configured to spray the purified water along with a carrier gas and heat the purified water, so as to generate preparatory water vapor containing mist, and a second vaporizing section configured to vaporize mist contained in the preparatory water vapor, so as to generate process water vapor from the preparatory water vapor. In the second vaporizing section, a thin film having a mesh structure is disposed across a passage for the preparatory water vapor and configured to trap mist between the first vaporizing section and the process chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2006
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventors: Tsuneyuki OKABE, Shigeyuki Okura
  • Publication number: 20070079760
    Abstract: A vaporizer for generating a process gas from a liquid material includes a container defining a process space of the vaporizer, and an injector having a spray port configured to spray the liquid material in an atomized state downward in the container. A lower block is disposed below the spray port inside the container such that a run-up space for the atomized liquid material is defined between the spray port and the lower block, and an annular space continuous to the run-up space is defined between an inner surface of the container and the lower block. First and second heaters are respectively provided to the container and the lower block, and configured to heat the atomized liquid material flowing through the annular space to generate the process gas. A gas delivery passage is connected to the container to output the process gas from the annular space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventors: Tsuneyuki Okabe, Shigeyuki Okura, Kazuo Ujiie
  • Publication number: 20060065254
    Abstract: A vaporizer for generating a process gas from a gas-liquid mixture fluid includes a container defining a process space of the vaporizer. A supply head having a plurality of spray holes to spray the fluid is disposed within the container. A heating passage is disposed below the spray holes within the container. The heating passage is configured to heat the fluid passing therethrough and thereby generate the process gas. A gas delivery passage is connected to the container to laterally deliver the process gas from below the heating passage. A mist receiver is provided at the container below the gas delivery passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventors: Tsuneyuki Okabe, Shigeyuki Okura